Russell and Eddie might be of different ages —Russell is about seven and a frequent target of bullying while Eddie is a grown man — but they’re both shaking life’s cruelties. Abused by Curtis, his older brother, and barely parented by his single mother, Russell seeks shelter in neighbor Eddie’s protection. Barely cobbling together a painting business, Eddie is trying to lose the demons from his past. Vlautin paints a brilliant portrait of people at society’s fringes, who keep at it despite long odds. Russell’s trauma of abuse is heart-wrenching in the way it manifests, and rewrites what family truly means.
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